140 Chapter 5 | a republiC enviSioned and reviSed | period three 175 4 –18 0 0 tOpIC III | reverberations^141Point of view and
attitude: Which
perspective(s) does
the author con-
sider? What are the
author’s biases?format: How
has the author
presented her or his
source? Is it hand-
written, printed, a
picture or cartoon,
or an artifact?argument: A
source often reflects
a writer’s argument.
What might this
source be arguing
for?context: What
events, ideas, and
people surrounded
the author when
this source was
created? Where did
the source appear?
How credible is the
source?Limitations: Based
on all of the above,
what are some
limitations of this
source? What
can it not do or
be because of its
audience, purpose,
point of view, etc.?06_STA_2012_ch5_115-144.indd 140 11/03/15 3:19 PM